Nottingham February 2018
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Brownie GS Troop Openings<br />
For 2nd Grade Girls-Katy Wide<br />
Troop 128006, a Katy wide 2 nd Grade Brownie Girl Scout<br />
Troop, has opening for 2 nd grade girls. We welcome new to<br />
GS, returning & existing 2 nd grade Girl Scouts. Meetings: Every<br />
other Monday, 6:30-8 PM, 20000 Franz Road area. Contact<br />
Lee at gstroop128006@gmail.com for more information.<br />
SCOUTING...<br />
NEWS<br />
Scout It Out And Come<br />
Join Cub Scouts With Pack 353!<br />
Field trips. Camping. Racing.<br />
Fitness. Friendship.<br />
Pack 353 has been keeping the Scout spirit alive since 1982.<br />
With over 60 scouts and 20 dynamic leaders, we are gearing<br />
up for a fun-filled year with a wide variety of activities<br />
that help boys develop leadership skills, build character,<br />
strengthen communication skills and demonstrate good<br />
citizenship.<br />
Boys entering first through fifth grades are welcome to join us anytime throughout the year. If you would like more information on joining Cub Scouts<br />
and participating in our summertime activities, please contact our Cubmaster Randy Barras at: 353katy@gmail.com. Keeping it fun. Doing our best.<br />
Homeschool Pack 164<br />
Cub Scouts is a fun way to teach boys about character, respect, responsibility and many other traits. Pack 164 is a Christian, home school Cub Scout<br />
Pack that services the Greater West Houston/Katy area. Pack 164 promotes service to God, to country and to others. If you are interested and your son<br />
is entering 1 st through 5 th grade, please contact Jack M. Jones at 281-558-5722.<br />
Gardening Tips For <strong>February</strong><br />
FLOWERS<br />
• Plants to set: Alyssum, Calendula, Canterbury Bells, Carnations,<br />
Columbine, Cornflower, Daisies, Delphinium, Hollyhock, Larkspur,<br />
Lobelia, Nicotiana, Pansy, Petunia, Phlox (Louisiana), Shrimp Plant,<br />
Snapdragon, Stock and Verbena.<br />
VEGETABLES<br />
• Plant beets, broccoli (plants), brussel sprouts (plants), cabbage (plants),<br />
carrots, cauliflower (plants), celery, chinese cabbage (plants), chives<br />
collards (plants), endive, kale, lettuce (leaf and head), mustard, onions<br />
(plants), parsley, garden peas, radishes, rutabagas, spinach, tomato<br />
(seeds) and turnips.<br />
TREES AND SHRUBS<br />
• Finish all transplanting, get everything in the ground for a good spring<br />
spurt of growth. Transplant balled and burlap, container-grown, bareroot<br />
deciduous evergreen trees, shrubs, roses and vines while still<br />
dormant.<br />
• Finish pruning roses. Weed and cultivate lightly all beds. Replenish<br />
mulch as needed.<br />
• Control early spring insects like thrips on glads and aphids on young<br />
tender growth. Spray with Malathion, Diazinon or Orthene.<br />
• At the end of <strong>February</strong>: peach, apple and pear fruit must be thinned to<br />
insure quality production at harvest.<br />
• Give groundcovers a haircut. They will spread faster.<br />
• Divide daylilies, daisies and other perennials now.<br />
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<strong>February</strong> <strong>2018</strong> | <strong>Nottingham</strong> Country
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